Charley Malloy

Charley "the Gent" Malloy (1925-1954) was a Genovese crime family associate. He was the right-hand man of International Longshoremen's Association union boss Michael J. Skelly until he was murdered in 1954 for helping his brother, the witness Terry Malloy, with escaping from Skelly's clutches.

Biography
Charley Malloy was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1925 to a family of Irish descent. He was the brother of Terry Malloy, and the two of them went to a children's home after their father lost his job. Terry would run away to become a prize fighter, while Charley Malloy went to college for a few years before becoming a union employee for the International Longshoremen's Association. He worked under Michael J. Skelly, who had links to the Genovese crime family, and he was engaged in illegal activities such as labor racketeering. He also convinced his brother to "take a dive" so that Skelly could win a bet, ruining his brother's prize fighting career and forcing him to become a longshoreman.

In 1954, after the murder of Joey Doyle, Terry Malloy gradually moved towards testifying against Skelly, as he fell in love with Joey's sister Edie. Charley was sent by Skelly to convince Doyle to remain quiet, with death being the only other option. He failed to sway Terry, who blamed his downward spiral on Charley, who ruined his prize fighting future as a favor to Skelly. Charley, remorseful for his actions, encouraged Terry to run, and he gave him a gun. Skelly, who had Charley followed, realized that Charley had betrayed him, and he had him murdered and his body hung in an alley to lure Terry out to his death; however, Terry ultimately survived and gave a testimony that convicted Skelly.